Vanity box



July 1, 1924.

M. FREUND YANITY BOX Filed No v. 21'

1923 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR is ATTORNEY M. FREUND VANITY BOX File 21 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR 7/Za Freund Patented July 1, 1924.

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MAX FREUND, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR 'IO FREUND BROS, & 60., INC. OF NEW *YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK. I

VANITY BOX.

44 of Figure 1,- looking in the direction To all whom it may concern Be it known that '1, MAX FREUND, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city, county, and State of New York,

have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Vanity Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in a vanity box or case adapted for con- 1 taining ladies toilet articles, cosmetics,

while the box is resting on any suitable sup port and obviates the necessity of holding the box in one hand and on a level with the face when it is desired to use the mirror. In many forms of vanity boxes or cases in use at the present time, the inner face of the cover is provided with a fixed mirror. In such a case the user has to either bend over the mirror or\else' hold the box in such a position that the mirror can be used. By the use of my improvements the mirror is 3i) held at a'suitable angle without the assistance of the user.

A further object of this invention is to provide a box or case of the character mentioned, with an auxiliary look or catch so i that the possibility of the contents of the box becoming, lost due to the inadvertent opening of the main lock is avoided.

With these objects, and such other objects as may hereinafter appear, in view, I have 4.0 devised the particular arrangement of parts set forth below, and more particularly pointed out in the claims appended hereto.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, in

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Figure 3 1s a seotlonal view on the line- 3-3 of Figure 2,-looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 4 is a sectional vlew. on the hue of the arrows;

F igure5 is a plan view of the'h-inge of,

the brace member for the mirror;

Figure 6 is a sectional-view on the line 66 of Figure 5, looking in the direction of the arrows; and I Figure 7 is a side elevation of a modified form of construction.

Throughout the various views of the drawings, similar reference characters designate similar parts.

In the embodiment of my invention as disclosed in Figures 1 to 6 inclusive, 1 indicates the bottom of the box, 2 indicates the ends; 3 the top or front, and 4 indicates the back. The cover is shown at 5 and tothe front edge 6 of said cover is secured the latch portion 7 of the main lock 8, which is secured to the front strip, 3 of the box.

At 9 is shown the usual handle by which the box is carried.

The cover 5 is hinged to the box by'the hinge 10 and it will be noted that the por- (tion"11 of said hinge which is secured to the upper edge of the back 4 of the'box, is secured at an angle or is inclined (see Figure 2). This arrangement causes the cover 5 of the box to extend backward beyond a vertical position 'when in its raised position to counterbalance the mirror,v when said mirror is distended as will be hereinafter described.

The mirror just referred to is disclosed at 12 and the same may be of any suitable size and shape to fit within the cover 5. The mirror has its upper end hinged as at 13 to the inner face of the cover and adjacent the free or outer end of said cover. -A foldable brace member connects the mirror-12 and the inner face of the cover 5, and said brace member consists of thetwo sections or strips 12, as at 18; and the strip 15 is attached to the inner face of the cover 5.-

In Figures 1 and 2 the mirror is shown in its distended position where it will be seen that the same is held in such position by thebrace composed of the members 14 and '15. To prevent said brace from collapsing downward at the hinge, a tongue 17 1s provided, which bears against the section 14." When the mirror is in said distended position it lies at an acute angle to the cover, and in a. very convenient position to permit its beingused without being in any way supported by the user. The lIllIIOI, when in its dlStBlldBd, position, tends to pull the cover downward but such movement is counterbalanced by the cover which is held at a backward inclination due to the position of its hinge 10.

To close the mirror and place the same flat against the inner'face of the cover 5, thebrace member is folded upon its .hinge 16 as shown in dotted lines in Figure 2, by pressure 1 upon the mirror until said mirror swings flat against the cover where it is secured by means of the interengagement-of the snap-fastener members 19 and 20 secured on the inner face of the mirror and cover respectively.

of the mirror. Each of said brace members consists of a'pair of links 22 and 23 joined together by a hinge pin 24. The ends 25 of said links abut when the brace is extended and prevent downward collapse of the brace.

The auxiliary lock is shown in Figures 1,

2 and 3, where 'it'wi'll be seen-that the-same consists of a hook-shaped latch member26 adapted to engage with the edge of a plate 27 secured on the inner face of'the edge strip 6 of the cover. The lath member is secured on the-end of aflat spring 28 which is securedto the inner face of the front piece 3 of the box by the pins 29. A stud 30 is secured to the spring 28 and said stud projects through a suitable opening in the front section 3 of the box. Pressure on the stud 30 forces the spring 28 inwardly and disengages the latch member 26. from its connection with the'plate 27 whereby the cover may be swung open.

' The importance of the auxiliary look just- I described will be understood. The main lock 8 sometimes opens inadvertently and in a box of this character the cover swings open and the contents of the box fall out. The auxiliary lock prevents the cover from being swung open until the stud 30 is pressed, so that the possibility of loss by the inadvertent opening of the main lock 8 is prevented. When the auxiliary lock is used, the fastening members 19 and 20, which'hold the mirror down flat against the inner side of the cover,may be dispensed with if desired, for the auxiliary lock will hold the cover closed until manually opened and the mirror cannot swing-to its distended position inadvertently, for inadvertent opening of the cover will beprevented. From the foregoing it is obvious that my invention is not to be restricted to the ex- .act embodiment shown, but is broad enough to cover all structures coming within the scope of the annexed claims.

What -I claim is z- 1. An article of the class described comprising a box having a containing compartment, a hinged cover therefor, a mirror hinged to the inner'face of said coverad-j jacent the free end of the same, and a fold able brace member connecting the mirror andcover and adapted to hold the mirror above and away from' the containing compartment and at an angle to the cover when the cover is in its open position.

.;2..An article of the class described com-W prising a box having a containing compartment, a hinged cover therefor adapted to lie at an acute angle to the box when said cover is in its open position, a mirror hinged to" the inner side of said cover, means for holding said mirror flat against the inner side of said cover when the cover is closed,afoldable brace member for holding said mirror above and .at a distance from the containing. compartment so that the contents of saith compartment are accessible while the cover is in its open position, and means for limiting the folding movement of said brace member in one direction when the mirror reaches the limit of its extended movement.

3 An article of the class described comprising a box having a hinged cover, a mir-. rorhinged to the inner face of the cover adjacent its outer end, a foldable brace connecting said mirror and cover and adapted to hold said mirror at an acute angle to the cover when said cover is open, a hinge for said. cover adapted to hold said cover at an acuteangle to the box when said cover is in its open position, and co-oper'ating snap fastener members on the cover and mirror for uniting the free end of said mirror with the inner face of the cover.

A. Anarticle of the class described comprising a box having a hinged cover, a mir: .rorhinged to the inner .face of the cover, a

foldable brace member connecting said mirror and cover, said brace member being I adapted to hold the mirror at an angle to-the cover when the cover is in its raised position and adapted to lie between the cover and the back of the mirror when the mirror is held fiat against the cover, and co-operating fastener members on the cover and \mirror for holding said mirror in its folded position against the cover.

5. An articleof the class described coinprising a box, a cover hinged thereto, a mirror ori the inner face ,of said cover, a lock for said cover, and an auxiliary lock" independent of the first-mentioned lock for holding the cover in its closed position.

6. An article of the classdescribed comprising a box having a hinged cover, alock there-for, an auxiliary lock independent of the first mentioned lock having a latch memher, said cover having a plate adapted to be brought into locking engagement with the latch member when the cover is closed, a spring on which said latch member is se cured, and a stud on said spring extending through the box and adapted to be manually pressed to free the latch from engagement with the plate on the cover.

7. An article of the class described comprising a box having a hinged cover, a mirror hinged to the inner face of thecover and means for holding said mirror at an inclined position relative to the coveriwhen the cover is in its open position, the hinge, for the 15 cover being secured to the box at an angle whereby the cover will lie at an angle to the box when in its open position to coun terbalance the mirror. I

Signed at the city, county and State of 20 New York, this 16th day of November, 1923.

MAX FREUND. 

